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Plawniowice Palace

GLIWICE

One of the best monuments in this area, really worth to visit

Very nice old palace and nice garden. Not far from Gliwice. You can visit at same time Plawniowice Lake and eat delicious fish

Gliwice is the westernmost city of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, a conurbation of 1.9 million people, and is the third-largest city of this area, with 183,392 permanent residents as of 2015. It also lies within the larger Upper Silesian metropolitan area which has a population of about 5.3 million people and spans across most of eastern Upper Silesia, western Lesser Poland and the Moravian-Silesian Region in the Czech Republic. It is one of the major college towns in Poland, thanks to the Silesian University of Technology, which was founded in 1945 by academics of Lwow University of Technology expelled from Soviet Ukraine in 1945-48. Over 20,000 people study in Gliwice. Gliwice is an important industrial centre of Poland. Following an economic transformation in the 1990s, Gliwice switched from steelworks and coal mining to automotive and machine industry. The last remaining coal mine in Gliwice was set to close before 2021, however following its good economic results this decision has been postponed.

CITY INFO
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The Gliwice Radio Tower is a transmission tower in the Szobiszowice district of Gliwice,  It was nicknamed "the Silesian Eiffel Tower by the local population. The tower is the tallest wooden structure in Europe. The tower was originally designed to carry aerials for medium wave broadcasting.

Address:Tarnogórska 129, 44–100 Gliwice 
 

Gliwice Radio tower

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This is the place where you take your kids to do something for them. Located in very nice park where you can spend some time playing. Palmiarnia is one of the kind tropical garden with fish tanks

Address: Aleksandra Fredry 6, Park Chopina

Palmiarnia Miejska, Gliwice

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A beautiful building not far from the down town of Gliwice. Made out of bricks, this cathedral is a good example of neo-gothic style.

The church was built between 1896 and 1900 and was initially a subsidiary of the parish church of All Saints. Its bells were confiscated in 1917 during the First World War. Between 1934-1936 it was renovated and repaired. In January 1945 he suffered by the Soviet bombardment of German positions during World War II, damages would be repaired soon after (1945-1946). Local authorities renewed the structure for the last time in 2009.

Address: Jana Pawła II 5, 44-100 Gliwice

Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Gliwice

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Small but very charming market square in Gliwice is the best place to spend the evening. This is the place where the night live of Gliwice is going on. Lots of places where you can have a drink or eat something delicious you will find there everything, There is a few good bars in the square, as well as growing number of little cute cafeterias and restaurants in the side streets. There is a beautiful fountain-sculpture of Neptun and stunning City Hall located in the middle

Market square

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The mission of the Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance is to study and commemorate the history of the Jews in Upper Silesia, from the Middle Ages to the present day

Address:  Ksiecia Jozefa Poniatowskiego 14, Gliwice 44-100

Upper Silesian Jews House of Remembrance

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PALDO Restaurant & Wine

Address: Gornych Walow 42, Gliwice 44-100 

PLADO restaurant

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An interesting place for a tattoo maniacs... With a pleasant staff. In a very small room there's a lot of information about tattoo from different parts of the world and quite a collection of a self made tattoo machines from prisons.

Krupnicza 16, Gliwice 44-100

Tattoo Museum

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 This is a nice place to sit and having a meal outside on the big square,

MOMO serves dishes from around the world, Good service and attentive staff, it's a really nice place where to take a dinner and to drink a beer with someone in really nice atmosphere

Address: Rynek Town Hall, Gliwice 44-100

MOMO Restaurant & Wine

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